controvertible

English

Etymology

From controvert +‎ -ible.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˌkɑntɹəˈvɝtɪbl̩/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌkɒntɹəˈvɜːtɪbl̩/
• Hyphenation: con‧tro‧vert‧i‧ble

Adjective

controvertible (comparative more controvertible, superlative most controvertible)

1. Open to questioning; that which can be denied, challenged, or disputed.

   Synonym: disputable

   Antonym: incontrovertible

Derived terms

• controvertibly
• uncontrovertible

 

Related terms

• controvert
• controversy

Translations

open to questioning; that which can be denied, challenged, or disputed

• German: bestreitbar (de), anfechtbar (de)
• Icelandic: umdeilanlegur
• Romanian: discutabil (ro) m or n, polemizabil m or n, controversabil (ro) m or n

Further reading

• “controvertible”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
• “controvertible”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kontɾobeɾˈtible/ [kõn̪.t̪ɾo.β̞eɾˈt̪i.β̞le]
• Rhymes: -ible
• Syllabification: con‧tro‧ver‧ti‧ble

Adjective

controvertible m or f (masculine and feminine plural controvertibles)

1. controvertible; questionable

Further reading

• “controvertible”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10